Pictures of Red Birthstones

If you are asked about a red birthstone, you probably think
first of a ruby but there are many other red gem stones as you can see
from the pictures below. Another page with additional pictures of red
gemstones.

The color red is related to sex, passion, strength,
health, physical energy, courage and protection. It is associated
with blood, birth, and death. In Polynesia, red was a sacred color
associated with the deities and with the highest social classes.